Vettisfossen is one of Norway's tallest
waterfall
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Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...
s, and the 284th tallest in the world. It is located in the
Jotunheimen
Jotunheimen (; "the home of the Jötunn") is a mountainous area of roughly in southern Norway and is part of the long range known as the Scandinavian Mountains. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are all located in the Jotunheimen mountains, in ...
mountain range inside the
Utladalen Landscape Protection Area
Utladalen Landscape Protection Area ( no, Utladalen landskapsvernområde) is adjacent to Jotunheimen National Park, covering Utladalen, Norway's deepest valley. It is located about northeast of Øvre Årdal in the municipality of Årdal in Vestl ...
in
Årdal Municipality
Årdal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Årdalsfjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Årdalstangen is the administrative center of the municipality. The other main village is Ø ...
in
Vestland
Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...
county,
Norway
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. The waterfall has a single drop of that is nearly vertical. The waterfall is about wide and has an average flow of .
Vettisfossen is the tallest free-falling waterfall in Europe and in Norway which consists of only one drop, that is entirely free-falling, is not regulated and flows with a considerable volume.
How to reach
The waterfall can be accessed by a walking tour of two to three hours from the village of
Øvre Årdal
Øvre Årdal is a village in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal. The village is situated at the northern end of the long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen ...
up the
Utladalen
Utladalen (or ''Utladal'') is a valley in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It stretches north from the village of Øvre Årdal into the neighboring Luster Municipality. The Avdalen and Fardalen valleys branch off of the main Utlada ...
valley. The name of the waterfall comes from the
Vetti farm, which is located near the base of the waterfall. The mountain farm
Vettismorki
Vettismorki is an old mountain farm located just above the waterfall Vettisfossen in the Utladalen valley in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is north of the Vetti farm, and northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. Today ...
is also located nearby, just above the falls.
From
Vetti gard the trail to Vettisfossen becomes much more rocky. The trail drops back down to the river and follows along the rocky bank for about to the outwash plain at the base of the Vettisfossen (the left side of the river
Fosselvi). The trail basically ends there. But if one wants to see Vettisfossen waterfall, one can do it only from the opposite side of
Fosselvi river, but under no circumstances should attempts be made to cross the river outside of the absolute lowest flow periods.
Media gallery
Vettisfossenvideo.webm, Video of Vettisfossen.
VettiGardSystem.jpg, Block and tackle
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The pulleys are assembled to form blocks and then blocks are paired so that one is fixed and on ...
system to lift or pull heavy loads from Vettisfossen or Vettismorki
Vettismorki is an old mountain farm located just above the waterfall Vettisfossen in the Utladalen valley in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is north of the Vetti farm, and northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. Today ...
Vettisfossen from above.jpg
Vettisfossen Utladalen closeup.jpg
Vettisfossen.jpg
Vettisfossen Utladalen2.jpg
See also
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List of waterfalls in Norway
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Fosselvi, the river that begins at Vettisfossen and flows towards the river
Utla
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References
External links
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Årdal
Waterfalls of Vestland
Utladalen
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